In this week's sports news: ● Former national shuttler Foo Kok Keong was awarded with a Datukship title from His Majesty. He was one of the key players who helped Malaysia secure the Thomas Cup on May 16, 1992. That was also the last time Malaysia won the Thomas Cup. Kok Keong also added that as much as he is happy to receive the award he feels sad about the current situation of badminton in Malaysia and calls for change at the Badminton Association Malaysia(BAM). ● National men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani advances into the last 16 of the Indonesia Masters held in Jakarta.They are currently Malaysia's best performing pair this season. This year itself, they won the German Open and were runner-up at the Swiss Open. On top of that they were also a semi finalists of the Asia Championships and quarter finalists of Thailand Open last month. ● Real Madrid have agreed to sign the defensive midfielder Aurelién Tchouaméni from Monaco for €100m. Real Madrid has to pay a guaranteed RM375 million(€80m) for the 22 year old with the rest in add ons. Aside from Real Madrid, Liverpool and PSG are among the other teams who pursued the French player however he was only interested to play for Madrid. ● Despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine that is currently happening, Ukraine played in the final qualifier against Wales for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Although they lost to Wales, there was a moment of relief from the war as Ukrainians unite to support their home country, watching the games on their mobile phones and television and refugees watching it live from the game itself. However, the ugly truth is the real fight is still the war against the Russia invasion. ● Darvin Ham was introduced as the 28th coach in Los Angeles Lakers history. He was a Lakers assistant coach from 2011-13 and spent the last several seasons with Bucks, aiding them with their championship victory in the 20-21 season as assistant coach. This marks his first stint as Head Coach in the NBA. ● Golden State Warriors lost to Celtics in Game 3 of the playoff finals. The game ended with a score of 116-100. Celtics now leads the series 2-1.